39.99* 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD Through Tiger Direct

[Frigo]

I don't have the extra cash to order one now, but I thought I'd pass it along . Whatever your experiences are with Seagate, this is a tough deal to beat.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=4691122&sku=TSD-1000AS3

[shmokes]

Seagate has always made excellent hard drives.  The fact that they have come with 5-year warranties for ages speaks to this.  Your chances of ever receiving that rebate are, however, less than 100%.

[Ginsu Victim]

Your chances of ever receiving that rebate are, however, less than 100%.

I've heard enough bad stuff about rebates through Tigerdirect that I don't even bother sending them in. If I see something like this hard drive that says mail-in rebate, I tend to not order it in the first place.

[northerngames]

I think I am like 1 for 12 on rebates.

abc warehouse
best  buy
sears
some psu company
direct tv
hoover vac

can't remember them all but the best I ever got out of all was a $20.00 rebate check

[missioncontrol]

Your chances of ever receiving that rebate are, however, less than 100%.

I agree I got stiffed a few years back by Tiger Direct and the rebate scams...

[wp34]

Looks like the rebate is paid in the form of a "prepaid reward card."  I've had bad luck with those in the past.  Nothing like being told at the register that your card has no balance on it.  Too bad. 

Still a pretty good price even without the rebate.  I paid $90 for the same drive 6 months ago.

[jamesjones626]

i remember get stiffed with a rebate from microsoft on a sidewinder controller, i never got my rebate check from patriot for a buying there memory.

[RayB]

They got into shoot some yers ago for the rebate scams. So why would they start again?

[Ginsu Victim]

I've thought about doing that exact thing many times.

[wp34]

Where I got burnt was trying to use a $25 card from Sprint to partial pay a larger bill at Target.  In hindsight I should have just made little purchases on the card like you suggest.  I'd still rather have a check for a rebate.